Fourth of July

American  

noun

1. Independence Day.

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Fourth of July British  

noun

1. Official name: Independence Day.  a holiday in the United States, traditionally celebrated with fireworks: the day of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776

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Fourth of July Cultural  

1. The day on which the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress in 1776; Independence Day.

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Etymology

Origin of Fourth of July

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

Example Sentences

On the Fourth of July, we do a big party at our house out in Mattituck, Long Island.

From The Wall Street Journal

Byers said he kept the gun for self-defense and only fired it on New Year’s Eve and the Fourth of July in celebration.

From Los Angeles Times

The news outlet recorded the coastal community’s quotidian happenings for generations, documenting births, marriages, deaths, soccer games, high school graduations, Fourth of July parades, the Mr. and Miss Palisades contest and more.

From Los Angeles Times

It was small, glittering like a Fourth of July sparkler on the bough of a sagging cedar tree.

From Literature

At a Fourth of July celebration, US President Zachary Taylor fell ill, was diagnosed with cholera, and died five days later.

From Literature